The dryer makes an intermittent squealing sound. The unit is about 12 years old. The GE repairman identified the culprit as the rear bearing. Does anyone have a sugestion on the best way to replace this bearing? Do I start from the front or back of the unit?

Thanks in advance.The dryer makes an intermittent squealing sound. The unit is about 12 years old. The GE repairman identified the culprit as the rear bearing. Does anyone have a sugestion on the best way to replace this bearing? Do I start from the front or back of the unit?
Thanks in advance.

I know you say ge dryer but i think thats a frigadire inside ge dosent make an over under.When dryer off take your hand and go around the in side of the tub where it meets the felt seal.some times somthimes somthing will get caught between the turning drum and the felt seal causing a noise.if not that you have some wear problems and will have to take apart to inspect

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The pulleys or rollers. Check for cracks, dryness, or damage and not engaging drum properly. Sometimes u can use high density gear grease to re oil/grease them.

The bearings TEST by moving drum by hand u may be able to feel loose or rough movement. And listen to sounds when turning it.

The belt loose or worn can make funny noises

The glides on drum worn and making metal to metal contact.

CHECK FOR LOOSE BELLOES inside the drum

Sometimes an item can get stuck inbetween the drum and the housing and scrape and grind making funny noises, things like coins, bra wire, nails, hair pins, etc sometimes u can just remove the cabinet and observe by turning the drum by hand or looking for scratch or scrape marks on housing.

Could be your front glides on your drum housing. They are just Teflon pads that the front of the drum rides on. If they wear down you will get a metal on metal rubbing. The part number is 40116501. The other possibility could be your rear rollers going bad but they usually will make almost a squeak usually. They are what support the rear end of the drum.
Hope this helps _MJ_

Can you push the drum up and down. If so then the main bearing has gone bad and needs to be replaced. This is the only metal on metal rubbing you will get unless the machine is off balanced. This is caused usually by doing to heavy of loads and wearing out the bearing

Sounds Like the drum is scraping. You can remove the drum and inspect the felt bearing/gasket for damage or a coin or screw that got lodged in it. You will need to remove Top and front in order to remove drum Carefully note the routing of the belt near the moter.